Marvel Entertainment to support Stop Online Piracy Act

The US House Of Representatives has released a list of organisations in favor of the anti-piracy bill, which includes the publisher and its parent company Disney.

No other comic book firms appeared on the document, though DC Entertainment's parent company Time Warner did feature. Book publishers such as Hachette, Macmillan, Harper Collins, Penguin and Random House are also in favor of the controversial legislation.

SOPA aims to allow service providers to tackle websites deemed to be in violation of copyright infringement. Opponents of the bill warn that it could be harmful to the internet as a whole, bringing repercussions for legitimate websites.